Early Recorded Sounds & Wax Cylinders
Explore early sound recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records
and antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos;
and enjoy listening to early recorded sounds taken directly from the original wax cylinders.

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Cylinder of the Month
Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording 
a "new" cylinder every month.
For July:
A 2-minute vaudeville sketch from 1905, The Professor and the Musical Tramp.